Tiny study probes why some MS patients react to their medication
NCT ID NCT06310343
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study involved 15 people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis who were already taking alemtuzumab. Researchers measured anti-drug antibodies in their blood over 24 months to see if these antibodies affect treatment or cause infusion reactions. The goal was to better understand how the body responds to the drug, not to test a new therapy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- alemtuzumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors understand why some MS patients have infusion reactions to alemtuzumab and how to manage treatment better.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, completed observational study with only 15 participants, so results may not apply to all MS patients. It does not test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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15 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Relapsing-remitting MS
- Ages
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with RRMS who are being treated with alemtuzumab at Barts Health NHS Trust will be approached to participate in the study. 2. Patients must be willing and able to undergo blood tests. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Ineligible for alemtuzumab under NHS England prescribing guidelines. 2. Those unable to comply with study requirements, including frequency of visits. Abnormal baseline investigations (WBC\<3 x 10\*9/l, lymphocytes \<1.0 x 10\*9/l, neutrophil count \<1.5 x 10\*9/l, platelet count \<100 x 10\*9/l, haemoglobin \<110 g/l, LFT \>/3x upper limit of normal of site reference ranges, potassium \<2.8 mmol/l or \>5.5 mmol/l, sodium /,125 mmol/l, creatinine \>130 umol/l).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Barts Health NHS Trust
London, Second Floor Neurophys Dept, United Kingdom
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